Andy Lee

Arizona Cardinals' Phil Dawson (4) kicks a game winning 30-yard field goal out of the hold of AndyLee (2) in overtime of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Arizona Cardinals' Phil Dawson (4) kicks a 40-yard field goal out of the hold of AndyLee during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Arizona Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson (4) reacts with AndyLee after booting a 27-yard field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

8M total in 2017. Nice for an underrated player â Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 4, 2017 4. It didn't take AndyLee long to find work after he was cut by the Panthers over the weekend. The veteran punter signed a two-year deal with

salary might also be attractive for the Panthers to clear off the books. The Panthers also cut high-profile punter AndyLee on Saturday, the team announced, opting to go with the younger Michael Palardy . Carolina traded a 2018 fourth-rounder

in 2016 on a single-year deal following his release from the Denver Broncos and after the Browns traded former punter AndyLee to Carolina. He set a team single-season record with a net average of 40.31 yards and he made 22 punts inside the

first-round draft pick that they hoped would develop into something comparable for half the cost. Yes, they traded AndyLee , Barkevious Mingo and Justin Gilbert and no, they did not sign any high-priced free agents in the offseason or keep

Panthers general Dave Gettleman can feel better about desperately surrendering a fourth-round draft pick for veteran punter AndyLee at the end of August. Taking advantage of the thin mile-high air, Lee averaged an astonishing 63.0 yards on four

punts inside the 20-yard line and had only one boot blocked. It's been quite a couple of weeks for specialists, with AndyLee getting traded to Carolina (and putting on quite a punting performance in a 21-20 loss to Denver), Caleb Sturgis

value all week in trades. After nabbing a fifth-round pick for Barkevious Mingo and a fourth-round pick for punter AndyLee , Brown picked up a sixth-round pick from Pittsburgh in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert . Yes, Mingo and Gilbert

Anyone who was greatly concerned about the Browns ' abysmal punting situation following the trade of AndyLee can now rest easy. (We know you're out there somewhere). Less than 48 hours after the preseason Week 4 in-game tryouts

rookies and playing them right on through the final preseason game. With the release of Paul Kruger and the trade of AndyLee earlier this week, Cleveland continued their push for a youth movement, even if reports around Kruger's release said

Panthers and Cleveland Browns swapped punters. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported the Panthers acquired veteran AndyLee from the Browns , according to a source with knowledge of the deal. The team later confirmed the deal. In return for

Cleveland Browns' Travis Coons (6) kicks an extra point from the hold of AndyLee (8) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

took onlookers back to the Browns ' offensive dysfunction of days past, throwing three straight incompletions before AndyLee was called on to punt. The game did offer a silver lining: A s Gregg Rosenthal wrote Friday and in a tangible example